Collection Highlights
Armchair
1785-1789
1916.7
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button/ clothing
Object name
Button/ clothing
Date
1910-1920
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
3/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description
Seven gold colored metal military clothes buttons, the tops embossed with three oak leaves and acorns. The reverse is engraved "Wien/ H. U. W'it." with two tiny symbols, a German eagle and a shield marked "22". Probably Austrian from World War I.
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.3367
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
